There haven’t been a ton of great developments concerning Soldier Field lately.
First, the city of Chicago unveiled confusing new plans for the Museum Campus. Then, with the Bears planning to leave Soldier Field and build a new stadium in suburban Arlington Heights in the near future, Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot tried to pressure the franchise into staying in their current home digs. How? Her administration revealed a vision for a potentially costly makeover. (Our Blake Schuster tore those plans and ambitions apart in a terrific in-depth look at the stadium’s history and grounds.